Lawyer Profile
Ruth M. Spetz
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Ruth is a retired BLG partner whose practice focused on tax, trusts, estate planning, private wealth and charities. She advised private clients, closely held corporations and charitable foundations and served as a director and trustee for private-client interests. Within BLG she held Calgary management and committee roles and served as vice-chair of the firm's Not-for-Profit Group. She was also a frequent speaker for professional and community organizations on tax, trust and estate matters.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1986 (SK); 1991 (AB); 1990 (ON)
Professional Details
Associations
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Canadian Tax Foundation
Canadian Bar Association, Taxation Specialists and Charities
Calgary Estate Planning Council
Institute of Corporate Directors
Family Firm Institute
Alberta Family Business Institute
Awards & Recognition
Calgary Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year, The Best Lawyers in Canada, 2015
Calgary Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year, The Best Lawyers in Canada, 2018 and 2020
The Best Lawyers in Canada, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
Chambers High Net Worth, Private Wealth Law, 2017 and 2022
Articles & Speeches
Frequent speaker, Legal Education Society of Alberta
Frequent speaker, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners